European with convictions, British by birth, Irish by choice, photographer and director. RT not endorsement.
Brussels, Belgium
Joined September 2014
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We want to hear from you 👇👇👇. Our call for evidence is out. How can we send the right signals and offer the right incentives to help derisk critical supply chains? @Trade_EU
#Buildingeconomicsecurity
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Export controls 💪 are there to help trade flow 🌏. They subject just a small set of items, ones that could disturb international peace or human rights to extra controls. #sleepingsafer
But that 🇪🇺 list needs to be updated.
✔️ 2026 job done @Trade_EU.
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🇪🇺 6 months on from the FDI political deal we’re almost there. Last month EP, this week Council. Next stop publication and entry into force. 👏👏 to great team in DG Trade and Economic Security that steered this through. consilium.europa.eu/en/press…
The 🇪🇺Mercosur agreement has been a constant throughout my time in DG Trade and Economic Security.
Now we see a giant step towards delivery. 👏
Economically a big deal. 👍
In a fragile world, it shows cooperation and building bridges still matter. 👍👍
Today, we signed a Partnership Agreement and an Interim Trade Agreement with Mercosur.
Together, we create one of the 🌎’s largest trade zones, covering 720 million consumers, and strengthen cooperation on economic & geopolitical issues
🔗 link.europa.eu/wPBPWM
#EUTrade
The big reveal is there. We can stop writing 🖋️ now. ✔️policy launched.
Stronger economic security in four words: IMPROVE - DETER - REDUCE -PREVENT.
Curious the see the other 7,000 then read on. ➡️
🔗 link.europa.eu/HT3brH
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What do you get the Economic Security Director who has everything? An updated EU Control List. 👇👇
Thanks XC team. I wouldn’t have thought of that for a birthday present. 🎂 🎈 @Trade_EU
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Great day spent with Export Control gurus at EU export control forum 2025. Good reminder of importance of effective controls, but also the changed geo-politics of trade. @Trade_EU, @DRedonnet 👏To my trade team for pulling this together.
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Worth the investment 👇👇 We’ve just published our annual report on FDI screening. 💪🇪🇺. #sleepingsafer @Trade_EU @DRedonnet
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Delighted to join Dublin discussion today with @taoiseach, @tanaiste and the boss on the challenges ahead for Trade and Economic Security. 👏EU Rep, Trade Comms team and @IIEA.
Quote of day ‘the times, they are a-changing.’ @Trade_EU
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Today a further step to stop trade, energy and finance that is fuelling Russia’s war in 🇺🇦. 18th package of sanctions adopted.
#makingadifference
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First day @school feeling 🍏in new role as Director for Economic Security in the Commission’s Trade and Economic Security Department.
Working with a great team to promote, protect and partner through stormy 🌍geopolitical seas. 💪#sleepingsafer
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My last repost as Director for enforcement.
Big thanks 🙏 to a great team of lawyers and enforcers, who for the last five years have opened markets and made a difference - together with @DRedonnet
And where not possible, have backed it up with action. ⬇️
🪨 Marble? Banned
🧱 Ceramics? Blocked
🏢 Foreign companies? Burdened
Algeria’s trade barriers are stacking up, and we’re now taking it to the next level: arbitration.
More info 🔗 europa.eu/!66Kp8B
#EUTrade
Spellbound by outbound? 🇪🇺The find out more ⬇️⬇️⬇️. Great new paper on patterns of tech transfer linked to outbound investment from EU Joint Research Centre.
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Another week another trip.
After CNC Tools & sanctions in London 🇬🇧 some holiday in Montenegro 🇲🇪 👍👍, G7 & economic security in Ottawa 🇨🇦, I’m in Berlin for the 19th Export Control Day and hearing from industry what we are doing right 🤞
#Tradeonthemove @Trade_EU
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#sleepingsafer Recommendation published 👇👇to help EU Member States coordinate lists of national export controls.
✔️Further deliverable of 2024 White Paper. @DRedonnet @Trade_EU
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Thanks to @Der_BDI and @CelisInstitute for great Berlin event taking temperature on FDI screening in challenging political environment. @Trade_EU
For 3 years this struggle 🇺🇦has been such an important part of 🇪🇺life and work.
Possibly the most important thing many of us have worked on.
🙌 & 🙏 to colleagues who have delivered 16 packages - day & night - all across the Commission. #makingadifference
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#slightlygrilled Great exchange with EP Trade Committee on export controls and in particular US AI diffusion rule. Good to see strong calls for unity in this important area.
Thanks @berndlange for opportunity.
My performance? #mediumrare. 🥩.
#workingforYou. @Trade_EU
At a time when markets risk closing, this great new Commission study helping small and medium sized businesses go international. 👇👇@DRedonnet
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